هوit is الدَّهرُTime لاnot يُبقِيspares عَلىupon لائذٍone seeking refuge بهِin it
هو الدَّهرُ لا يُبقِي عَلى لائذٍ بهِ
فَمَنْso whoever شاءَdesires عَيْشاًlife يَصطَبِرْlet him endure patiently لِنَوائِبِهْin the face of its calamities
فَمَنْ شاءَ عَيْشاً يَصطَبِرْ لِنَوائِبِهْ
Such is Time: it spares no one who seeks refuge in it.
So whoever desires life must patiently endure its calamities.
فَمَنْfor whoever لمhas not يُصَبbeen stricken فيin نَفسِهِhis own person فَمُصابُهُthen his affliction
فَمَنْ لم يُصَب في نَفسِهِ فَمُصابُهُ
بِفَوْتِby the frustration of أمانِيهِhis hopes وفَقْدِand the loss of حَبائِبِهْhis loved ones
بِفَوْتِ أمانِيهِ وفَقْدِ حَبائِبِهْ
For whoever is not stricken in his own person is stricken
By the frustration of his hopes and the loss of his loved ones.